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Why does my female betta have a big pot belly2007-11-24 23:43:57

I baught my betta about 2 mths ago, and I have her and another female betta along with 2 tetras and 1 flourescent zebra glow fish, and she seems to have a really big bulge just below her gill area.is she just full of eggs or what?fat?

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I had Bettas Yes she is full of eggs. Go to the pet store & get a well it's a Fish nursery ask them about it also get some real green plants in there they like to hide in there & eat them

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yes she may have eggs you should put a male Betta in to make a nest and well sit and wait.

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The pet store must have lied to you about the other betta being a female! Or do you by chance have less fish in your tank now than when you first got your fish?

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it might be pregnant

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My guess, she's pregno.

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The female bettas I have seen that were full of eggs usually were big and round farther back towards their tail. Right under her gills seems too far in front to be eggs. Is she acting normal? Although I can't begin to guess what it could be without even seeing her, I wouldn't guess it to be eggs. And please DON'T just put a male in there to see. Breeding bettas is much more difficult than that. :-)

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uh oh! this could be serious! I have female bettas for myself and when there is a large buldge below the gill area, that usually means that it has an infection! NOT preagnant! I would find treatment immediatly, she coud die/infect the other fish in your tank! Look on some sites like http://bettatalk.com/betta_diseases.htm. they help me out a lot!

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Thats what bettas are supposed to have..i think.

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She is pregnant and without a male to fertilize her eggs she will die.

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it can be preggas as the female does not need a male 2 become preggars, if the female has been like this 4 a while it may be due 2 the food she is eating ie:2 much or she may be preggars